a siren attracting a man
by John William Waterhouse
The stories presented this week were very interesting. What I have gained from previous weeks is I will choose my favorite part of a story or single story from the reading and give note on what I will do with it from now on. My favorite this week was The Boy whom Seven Mothers Suckled. The story was easy to read so I will not change the language of the story. I will adjust the story by giving it an actual setting. The original story doesn't really give a setting other than they are in a kingdom and then the boy goes to Rakshasi lands. I would add detail of where the kingdom is and where in the kingdom the scenes of the story take place. The story just used vague detail such as the other side to the ocean. I would say what ocean. I would add detail to keep the setting I would keep the story pretty similar but maybe throw in plot twist. First I would have the boy kill the mother of the Rakshasi to prevent her from taking revenge. I would also maybe make it have a twist of an ending where the king realizes it is his son and helps to kill the rakshasi who had blinded him for so long. I could also change the creature that she is while still keeping the plot in tact. I could make here a siren who eats men that has wooed the king in an enchanting human form. These are the things i would choose to do to make this story my own. If I find a better story in the part b I will adjust the notes to fit that for part b.
Bibliography:Bengali Folktales by the Rev. Lal Behari Day
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